#VU61550 Input validation error in Binutils - CVE-2021-3487 

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#VU61550 Input validation error in Binutils - CVE-2021-3487

Published: March 23, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61550
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3487
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the BFD library in binutils. A remote attacker who supplies a crafted file to an application linked with BFD can use the DWARF functionality to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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